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Type of paper: Essay
Subject area: Movies
Academic level: College
Style: APA
Size: 40.0 kB
Word count:
698 words/3 pages
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Author: Kalyn Stein
Date submitted: 2010-05-09 09:13:04
Rating/Votes count: n/a
 
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Tags: film, management, operations, documentary, los, ethnographic, les, fous, Nanook, Jean Rouch, pour, elles, Mexican Mural Movement, Mexican Mural, Hauka, Haukas, Ghana Trade Union Congress
Running Head : Film Critic
Film Critic on the movie ``Les Maotres Fous '
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The film entitled ``Les Maotres fous ' by Jean Rouch discussed the
life , culture , tradition , and rituals of Hauka in Accra , one of the
cities in Africa . The movie is controversial in many ways because it
covers the complicated rituals of the Hauka to show the West that there
are still existing evidences of Africa 's culture . There are no songs ,
lyrics , or standard dialogues for the rituals of the possessed but they
played it by heart . Through this movie , it can be said that the concept
of `others ' has been justified because the Haukas went outside Accra to
show who they really is behind their normal lives . Therefore , this movie
is a realization that the idea of `others ' is not just talking about
`them ' but seeing behind their social identities to preserve their
ritual .
There are several scenes that brought significance to the context of
`others ' but everything started when the Haukas went to their
`government palace ' to pursue their ritual . In the beginning of the
ritual , it may seem that there is no difference from other cultures in
other countries but as the process went on , the difference started to
emerge that showed the skills and representations of the each character
through possession . From being normal , the Haukas tend to become
abnormal just to show their ritual and they played it by heart . They
make sure that they act based on what they...

 

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